Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Monk Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Boot
- Lendal Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Mystery Plays
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Carving
- Second World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Bar Convent
- 62 Low Petergate